Why is King's selection of the memoir form for his work On Writing particularly appropriate?

Sample Response: King wants to explain how he became a "good writer" (King's words) to a fellow writer. Selecting nonfiction, specifically the memoir, is appropriate because memoirs recount personal experiences and development, the exact ideas addressed by King. The memoir makes use of narrative techniques, which would allow an author who is explaining how he became a "good writer" to use evidence from his life easily.

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